Strong Young Women

Labor Day weekend. Salmon Lake. Cloudless. I’m with friends. Lots of them. I’ve known them a long time. We’ve seen our kids start small and go big. Smiles are great. But eyes are better. They’re tough as hell to fake. Eyes scream reality: We take no shit from nobody. Not in high school. Not inContinue reading “Strong Young Women”

Pensive Is Joy

  Faces without expression interest me. I like the ambiguity, the pensiveness. But clients don’t like Pensive. Not as a general rule. They like unvarnished Joy. Always have. So. Lately I’m doing something different. During family photo shoots, I run participants through a series of prompts. Together we travel from Pensive to Joy With manyContinue reading “Pensive Is Joy”

Best Buds

Meet J. And Other J. Nowadays, when you don’t have a prom date, You pair up with your best bud. Exactly as it should be. Tear it up, ladies! Goofiness and proms go together. Just ask Other J who has a black-belt in fun. When it rains outside during a shoot, you go indoors. YouContinue reading “Best Buds”

Urban Chic

When I capture a candid expression like this… ….and a heartfelt laugh like this… …and a bookishly hip shot like this…. …all in the space of 23 minutes, well, I’m ridiculously happy as a result. “There’s one thing a photograph must contain,” says Robert Frank. “The humanity of the moment.” For what it’s worth, IContinue reading “Urban Chic”